Hairpin



Jan. 16, 1934.

M. BALDWIN HAIRPIN Filed Jan. 9, 19335 flaw-amp I Patented Jan. 16, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to an improved hair pin.

One object of the invention is to provide a hair pin having legs which are bent inwardly so that their ends terminate adjacent each other whereby the pin will be retained in the hair but wherein no sharp ends are exposed to scratch the scalp of the wearer.

Another object of the invention is to provide a hair pin which will not accidentally become disengaged from the hair, but which may be removed with facility when desired.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which may be readily inserted to a desired position without pulling or disarranging the hair.

And a still further object of the invention is to. provide a hair pin which may be manufactured cheaply in large quantities and which will 2 be highly efficient in use.

Other and incidental objects of the invention, not specifically mentioned in the foregoing, will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a plan View of the device,

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the pin,

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view of the device taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows,

Figure 4 is a plan view showing a modified form of the invention,

Figure 5 is a side elevation of the modified form, and

Figure 6 is a horizontal sectional view of the modification on the line 6-6 of Figure 4, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawing wherein like characters of 0 reference designate similar parts in the various views, the numeral 1 indicates, in general, the improved pin which is provided with spaced legs 2 and 3 connected at their upper ends by a curved bight 4. The legs of the pin are formed with the usual oppositely disposed crimped portions 5. The crimped portions 5 may be omitted if desired. The lower end portions of the legs 2 and 3 are bent toward each other and upwardly to form upwardly inclined arms 6 and 7, the ends of which terminate in adjacent relation, as seen at 8 in Figure 1. In view of the fact that the arms 6 and 7 are bent upwardly as well as toward each other, the junctions of the arms 6 and 7 with the legs 2 and 3, respectively, will form points 9 and 10 which will facilitate the passing of the pin into the hair in the course of being placed in proper position.

Attention is directed to the fact that the ends of the arms 6 and '7 terminate in the same vertical plane adjacent each other. This construc- 9 tion is particularly notable for the reason that the ends of the pin will not come in contact with the scalp and cause abrasions thereto. Attention is directed to the fact that, as the ends of the arms 6 and '7 are disposed adjacent each other and do not cross, the legs 2 and 3 will not be permitted to contract and project the ends of the arms 6 and 7 past the legs in an opposite direction. Therefore, abrasion of the scalp such as might be caused by the catching of the ends therein, will be prevented.

Referring now to the modification of the invention as seen in Figures-4, 5 and 6, I provide a pin 11 having legs 12 and 13 which are provided at their ends with turned up portions which define hooks 14 and 15. The junction of the hooks 14 and 15 with the legs 12 and 13 will be shaped to form sharp corners 16 and 1'7 which will facilitate the entry of the pin into the hair to be held thereby. In use the hooks 14 and 15 will engage portions of the hair and will prevent the pin from becoming disengaged from the hair. The operation of the pin of the modified form is quite similar to that of the preferred form and will function in a like manner aside from the fact that the ends of the hooks 14 and 15 do not terminate in adjacent relation as in the preferred form of the invention. It will be seen, from the foregoing, that I have provided a simple yet highly efficient hair pin which may be manufactured easily and in large quantities.

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

A hair pin including spaced legs connected at their upper ends by a bight and having upwardly inclined arms formed'on their lower ends, the ends of said arms terminating in adjacent relation and in the same vertical plane whereby the retention of the pin within the hair without danger of abrasion to the scalp is effected.

MABEL BALDWIN. [L. S.] 

